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The Missiles of October is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban missile crisis. The title evokes the book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps among the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to the First World War. The teleplay introduced William Devane as John F. Kennedy and cast Martin Sheen as United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The script is based on Robert Kennedy's book Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

William Devane
John F. Kennedy - US President

Ralph Bellamy
Adlai Stevenson - US Ambassador to UN

Howard Da Silva
Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier

James Hong
U Thant - U.N. Secretary-General

Martin Sheen
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy
The Missiles of October is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1974 exploring themes of cold war. it stars William Devane, Ralph Bellamy, Howard Da Silva. The Missiles of October is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban missile crisis. The title evokes the book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps among the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to the First World War. The teleplay introduced William Devane as John F. Kennedy and cast Martin Sheen as United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The script is based on Robert Kennedy's book Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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